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Fungal culture remains the gold standard, but cultures are often negative in less severe cases and may take up to 1 month to become positive.

Treatment: Histoplasmosis

  • See Table 106-2 for treatment recommendations.
  • Fibrosing mediastinitis, which represents a chronic fibrotic reaction to past mediastinal histoplasmosis rather than an active infection, does not respond to antifungal therapy.

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Section 7. Infectious Diseases